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[TALENT=Kimberly]

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[VO-NAT]

Capitol Hill is on high alert following the discovery of anthrax in a letter yesterday.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is also examining its mail like never before.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

And there's a new anthrax scare in our region-- this time, in Appomattox county.
But so far, local health officials say there are NO confirmed cases.
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[TALENT=Leo]
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A beautiful Start but a strong cold front's about to move through the area leading to very windy conditions...I'll have your forecast...
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[Anthrax]

Good Afternoon, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
In New York City, where the newest Anthrax case was diagnosed in a seven-month-old boy, investigators have gone
through mailrooms and newsrooms of several major news organizations.
Mayor Rudy Giuliani says all of the samples turned out negative for anthrax.
Concern in the nation's capital has closed 10 U-S senate offices, as a precaution.
New tests are confirming the presence of Anthrax in a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle's
office yesterday.
Gretchen Carlson has the latest on anthrax cases in Florida and New York.
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[SUPER=01-Gretchen Carlson/CBS News;]
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[SUPER=03-New York, NY;]
[SUPER=01-Rudy Giuliani/New York City Mayor;]
[SUPER=03-Boca Raton, FL;]
[SUPER=01-Robert Kramer/Bioport President;]
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((
(TRACK) LOCATOR: NEW YORK CITY
The latest case of anthrax at ABC is more mysterious than the others
because as of right now no one knows how the deadly bacteria got into
the building. What is known is that an ABC producers 7-month old
baby visited the building on September 28th and started showing
symptoms a day later. While doctors originally diagnosed the childs
rash as a spider bite they now say the baby is being treated for skin
anthrax.
NAT SOT.
While police try to find the source of anthrax at ABC HAZMAT teams
have been dispatched to other television networks in New York
including CBS to search for any signs of anthrax in mail rooms.
(SOT - 7:10:49) Mayor Rudy Giuliani - NYC Mayor
Theyre really being done out of an excess of caution, after we got the
notification about ABC, then NBC powder has proven negative still a
good idea to get ahead of this.
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In Boca Raton, Florida, where one employee at American Media died of
anthrax Ernesto Blanco a 73-year-old mail room worker now has the
more serious inhaled anthrax.
While anthrax can be treated with antibiotics the increasing number of
cases has raised questions about a vaccine. Bioport the only company
in the country that manufactures the vaccine has not been producing it
since 1998 ... because of safety violations. The company President
hopes the FDA will allow them to produce the vaccine for the general
public.
(SOT - 7:09:30) Robert Kramer - Bioport President
The FDA has heightened regulatory requirements in producing vaccines
weve submitted a plan to the FDA (cut) and are confident weve
addressed all of their concerns.
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[Friendship-Manor]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=01-44 TC1:04:36]
[GRAPHIC=Anthrax Scare]
A Roanoke County nursing home was put on alert after a suspicious powder was found on some of its mail.
Workers at Friendship Manor were afraid it was anthrax.
Teresa Hamilton has more.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Rick Burch/Roanoke Co. Fire & Rescue Chief; :15 ]
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(( This was the scene outside Friendship Manor Retirement community-- shortly after a U-S postal worker and employee in the administrative office discovered the white powdery substance on some mail.
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((RICK BURCH/ROANOKE CO. FIRE AND RESCUE CHIEF: WE HAD OUR INITIAL RESPONSE THEN WE ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY FOR THEIR HAZ MAT TEAM TO DECON THESE TWO PEOPLE AS A PRECAUTION, STRICTLY AS A PRECAUTION.))
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In other words-- the postal worker and Friendship Manor employee were washed down in case the material turns out to be serious.
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((WE WASH THEM DOWN WITH A MILD SOAP AND BLEACH SOLUTION AND THAT NEUTRALIZES IF THERE WAS ANYTHING, ANY TYPE OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE OR POWDER.))
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The postal worker's truck was also treated-- as well as the accounting department where the suspicious mail was detected.
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((FRIENDSHIP MANOR OFFICIALS RELEASED A STATEMENT TO THE MEDIA EARLY ON IN HOPES OF EASING ANY ANXIETY...FOR THE NEARLY 11- HUNDRED RESIDENTS AND 600 EMPLOYEES.))
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The statement said that residents and workers NOT believed to be at any risk...
Meanwhile-- Carilion Roanoke Memorial put out a haz mat alert... as employees there prepared for the postal worker and employee from Friendship Manor who were brought in to the emergency room for further examination.
Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7.))
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At this time-- It's uncertain when test results on the suspicious material found at Friendship Manor will be complete.

[Appomattox-Anthrax]

Another anthrax scare, this one in Appomattox County involving a 78- year- old woman visiting from California.
Authorities say the woman was reading the Sunday paper when a white granular substance fell from the advertisement section onto her lap.
Emergency crews were called to the scene and the material was sent to Richmond for testing.
Preliminary results do "not" indicate any presence of anthrax.
Nine other people were in the residence at the time.

[Pulaski-Scare]

Meanwhile Pulaski County officials are also testing a suspicious powder found on Main Street.
A maintenance worker discovered the substance on a newspaper yesterday near the war memorial at the courthouse.
Test results are expected this afternoon.
Officials say it's probably a prank but they are taking it seriously.

ITS OFFICIAL. A LETTER SENT TO SENATE MAJORITY LEADER TOM DASCHLES
OFFICE CONTAINED ANTRHAX.
THE FEAR.THE SLIM CHANCE THAT THE POTENTIALLY DEADLY BACTERIA SEEPED
INTO THE VENTIALATION SYSTEM. EIGHT FLOORS OF THE HART SENATE OFFICE
BUILDING ARE NOW CLOSED AND BEING TESTED...INCLUDING THE OFFICES OF
TWELVE SENATORS.
(SOT)Lt. Dan Nichols/Capitol police spokesman :
youre going to find that were going to take extraordinary measures to
ensure the safety of the congressional community at this time.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE NOW BEING TESTED AND TREATED WITH THE ANTI-BIOTIC
CIPRO. SO FAR NO ONE HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR ANTHRAX BUT THEYRE TAKING
NO CHANCES.
(SOT) Dr. John Eisold/Capitol Attending physician:
At the present time we just have to throw out the net as far as possible
and as I say air on the conservative side and test and treat.
THE LETTER SENT TO SENATOR DASCHLES OFFICE WAS OPENED BY A STAFF MEMBER
MONDAY MORNING.
(sot) TOM DASCHLE/SENATE MAJORITY LEADER
"I'm very concerned for my staff and those around. I think that this
is becoming a more difficult place in which to work.
IN AFGHANISTAN, U-S GUNSHIPS HIT TALIBAN TROOPS AND MUNITIONS, WHILE A
U-S BOMB SLAMMED INTO AN INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS COMPOUND IN KABUL,
INJURING A SECURITY GUARD. SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL REMAINS IN
THE REGION HOPING TO EASE TENSIONS BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN.
(SOT)COLIN POWELL/SECRETARY OF STATE Issues must be resolvedrespect
for human life.
STAND-UP:

))[Angeline]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=rca]
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[GRAPHIC=Angeline]
An Independence woman charged with killing two women is asking each case be tried separately.
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[VO-NAT]
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Attorneys for Betty Jean Angeline filed the motion in Grayson County Circuit Court.
The 59-year-old woman is charged with first degree murder for the shooting of Linda McKnight and capital murder in the death of Glenda Jenkins.
A trial for the two slayings is scheduled for January 14th.
The defense says there's a lack of evidence to link the cases as part of the same plot or action.
A judge will hear arguments on separating the cases this Friday.
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[WX-Tease]
((TOSS TO LEO))
[10/16/2001]
[SS=NONE]LEO IN WX-CENTER

The latest state budget numbers could spell the end of the car tax cuts. We'll have the details in a moment,
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[VO-NAT ]
and in other news, the hunt is over for a suspect in a Roanoke murder earlier this month.
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[11Foodway-Murder]

A teenager suspected of a Roanoke murder has surrendered to police.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/October 2]

The 17-year old is accused of killing Maurice Grogan, the young man who was shot outside the Foodway Market on Liberty Road October 2nd.
The suspect and the victim apparently knew each other. Investigators believe their confrontation involved a female acquaintance.
The suspect is being held at the Roanoke Valley Juvenile Detention Center at Coyner Springs.
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[State-Revenue]

A drop in state tax collections last month has put the car-tax phaseout in jeopardy.
Collections this past fiscal quarter were down 2-point-4 percent -- the first negative revenue number in a decade in Virginia.
State Finance Secretary John Forbes delivered the bad news yesterday and said the picture is likely to get even worse.
Republican lawmakers who control the car tax's final phase-out say it's already a "dead issue" for the next General Assembly.

[11SML-Chicken]

It took more than a wing and a prayer, but a Smith Mountain Lake business will get to keep its giant chicken.
A judge decide yesterday to let the statue remain on the miniature golf course.
Marya Jones has more.
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[IN Q=After five months]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;/File Tape; :00]
[SUPER=01-Judge William Alexander/Franklin Co. Circuit Court; :12 QUICK!!!]
[SUPER=01-Joe Altadonna/Chicken Owner; :20]
[SUPER=01-Jim Jefferson/County Attorney; :42 QUICK!!!!]
[SUPER=01-Frank Perkinson/Altadonna's Attorney; :49]
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(( After five months of playing chicken with the county, this big bird finally rules the roost.
Judge William Alexander said Freedom the Chicken had a legal right to his roadside perch.
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((JUDGE WILLIAM ALEXANDER: I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT I CAN FIND IS THAT THE CHICKEN IS NOT A SIGN. ))
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The ruling had the chicken's owner, Joe Altadonna, crowing.
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((JOE ALTADONNA/CHICKEN OWNER: THE JUDGE HE DID A WONDERFUL DECIDE BECAUSE HE KNOWS THE SAME THING OTHER PEOPLE KNOW... IT'S NOT A SIGN. ))
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Altadonna put the 8-foot fiberglass bird outside the shopping center ... where he runs Westlake Mini Golf.
But it quickly ran afoul of the planning commission.
The county said the bird had to go because it violated a sign ordinance ... and was too close to the road and other signs.
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((JIM JEFFERSON/COUNTY ATTORNEY: I THINK IT'S CLEARLY A SIGN BECAUSE IT ATTRACTS YOUR ATTENTION TO IT.))
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Altadonna's attorney argued ... and the judge agreed ... that the bird was just an ornament.
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[SOT 2:25:17 - :23]
((FRANK PERKINSON/ALTADONNA'S ATTORNEY: HOW COULD IT BE A SIGN. IF IT'S A SIGN TO ANYTHING, IT'S A SIGN SAYING "I AM A CHICKEN." AND THAT'S IT.))
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[SOT 2:51:58 - :2:59:04]
((JOE ALTADONNA: FROM NOW ON EVERY YEAR, THE DAY I PUT UP THE CHICKEN, WE GONNA DO A CHICKEN FESTIVAL, BECAUSE WE GONNA CELEBRATE THE CHICKEN.))
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[SU 2:58:53 - 2:59:08]
((MARYA JONES/NEWS-7: THE CHICKEN STORY DOESN'T HAVE TO END HERE. THE FRANKLIN CO. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS CAN STILL APPEAL THE JUDGE'S DECISION TO THE STATE SUPREME COURT. OR THEY CAN TAKE THE JUDGE'S SUGGESTION AND TIGHTEN UP THEIR SIGN ORDINANCE. ))
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Coming up next on the newscast, a former first lady is arrested and accused of stealing hundreds of MILLIONS of dollars,
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[VO-NAT ]
Also some Japaneses engineers think they have created a PURR-fect cat. It doesn't shed, it doesn't eat and it doesn't make you sneeze...but how close is it to the real thing?
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[Imelda-Marcos]

Former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos is back in the news, but it's NOT for her shoe museum--
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[VO-NAT]
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An arrest warrant was issued for Marcos on four counts of corruption, involving transactions of more than 350- million U-S dollars.
The 72- year- old widow of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos showed up briefly for court today, and was released on 24- hundred dollars' bond.
Court documents say Marcos is believed to have laundered suspected illegal money during her time as minister of human settlements in the '70s.
Marcos calls the charges harassment and persecution.
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[Stocks]

On Wall Street at Noon, the DOW was down 35 points.
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Nasdaq has lost four points.

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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Still to come, the Mariners and the Yankees are both heading to the American League Championship series.
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[VO-NAT ]
And we'll have highlights from yesterday's race at Martinsville, where the tempers were the only things hotter than the brakes.
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[S-Redskins]

The Washington Redskins sank to a new low last night as they lost the battle of winless teams in the NFL falling to the Dallas Cowboys 9-to-7.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Irving, TX/ABC Sports; :00]
The Redskins were in front 7-to-6, and running out the clock, when Stephen Davis fumbled the ball back to the Cowboys with two minutes and forty seconds to play.
Dallas promptly drove right down the field.
And as time expired, kicker Tim Seder (CEDAR) hit a 26-yard field goal to give Dallas the 9-to-7 win over Washington.
The Redskins are now OH-and-5 this season.
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[S-Yankees]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=jha]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Yankees/A's]
The New York Yankees beat the Oakland A's last night, clinching the best-of-five series.
Now the Yanks head to Seattle to face the Mariners for the first two games of the American League Championship Series.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York]
Derek Jeter had two hits, lifted a sacrifice fly and made an acrobatic catch to help the Yanks eliminate Oakland 5-to-3.
Jeter made it 4-to-2 with a sac-fly in the fourth inning.
But the A's come back .. leading 2-to-0 until Alfonso Soriano hit a two-run single in the second inning.
Then the Yankees turned a trio of third-inning errors into a 3-to-2 lead, when Eric Chavez booted a Scott Brosius grounder.
David Justice homers for the Yankees to seal the 5-to-3 victory, and New York wins the series 3-to-2.
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[S-MLB]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=sp-102 13630]
[GRAPHIC=mariners/indians]
Seattle's win last night in game 5 over the Cleveland Indians puts the Mariners in the American League championship series.
Seattle clinched their place with a 3-to-1 win.
It came down to handling, pitching, and pressure.
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[IN Q=USUALLY...]
[SUPER=01-Charlie Manuel/Indians Manager; :00]
[SUPER=01-Lou Pinella/Mariners Manager; 16]
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[OUT Q=...FOR A LIVING]
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[S-Race]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-97 13415TC]
[GRAPHIC=MARTINSVILLE S'WAY]
The rained- out Old Dominion 500 took off yesterday in what turned out to be an eventful day.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Martinsville/Old Dominion 500; :00]
No rain yesterday, but plenty of excitement as Elliott Sadler and the Wood Brothers led early in the event.
Sadler finished 17th.
Dale Earnhardt Junior started on the outside pole, but was all over the place.
He finished 27th.
Ricky Rudd ran strong for most of the day and was battling for the lead when he and rookie Kurt Busch tangled in turns one and two on the re-start.
Rudd's right front fender was damaged, but he rolled on.
That is until lap 396, when the Havoline Ford lost an engine.
Rudd finished 39th.
His departure meant the Yates racing banner would have to be carried by Dale Jarrett, but he had to deal with Bobby Hamilton.
But when the 12th and final caution came out, Hamilton, Jarrett and Ricky Craven found themselves behind Kevin Harvick, who elected not to pit.
On old tires, Harvick had trouble keeping pace, and Hamilton tapped him coming out of turn two.
Craven took advantage of the incident and slipped inside them both.
Harvick meanwhile decided to retaliate, and hit Hamilton in turn three.
Harvick was penalized a lap for rough driving.
Craven then found himself trying to hold off the spring race winner at Martinsville in Jarrett.
The two would duel the final four laps, in one of Martinsville's most memorable finishes.
Craven wins the Old Dominion 500 for his first Cup victory in 174 starts.
Jarrett is second, with Ward Burton 3rd.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="I saw him...]
[SUPER=01-Ricky Craven/Old Dominion 500 Winner; :00]
[SUPER=01-Dale Jarrett/Finished Second; :22]
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[OUT Q=...ENOUGH TIME."]
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[VO-NAT con't]
Jeff Gordon, Craven's old teammate was one of the first drivers to congratulate him in victory lane.
Gordon also was a winner today finishing 9th and increasing his points lead to 334 points with only 6 races to go.
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